Even by the standards of superhero movie hype, Reynolds is extremely attached to his role. He’s basically been tweeting in-character for the past year, and it’s clearly paid off: the memory of his terrible Green Lantern movie is now little more than a self-referential punchline.

For Halloween, Reynolds’ Deadpool obsession resulted in a video where he cursed at little kids dressed as Marvel characters. “How many of you have taken a human life?” he demanded, staring down the crowd of trick-or-treaters.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor